Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Monk Bar
- York Art Gallery
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Minster
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Richard III and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The First Railway Station
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster after the Reformation